{
  "id": 2208685,
  "title": "VIDEO: I don’t subscribe to Oyinbo life, Nigeria’s Elumelu schools lady for calling him by first name",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/video-i-dont-subscribe-to-oyinbo-life-nigerias-elumelu-schools-lady",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T19:31:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/video-i-dont-subscribe-to-oyinbo-life-nigerias-elumelu-schools-lady-for-calling-him-by-first-name/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A young woman has gained attention after Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu, Chairman of the UBA Group, corrected her for calling him by his first name during a graduation ceremony for his UBA Group Graduate Management Accelerated Programme (GMAP) on Thursday. The video of the exchange showed the woman initially addressing Elumelu as \"Tony\" before he clarified that he preferred to be addressed as \"Mr Elumelu\" or \"TOE.\" He explained that he did not subscribe to the concept of \"Oyinbo life,\" implying that he did not like the idea of being addressed informally by his first name. The woman subsequently corrected herself and addressed Elumelu properly as \"Mr Elumelu\" before proceeding with her question. The incident sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some praising Elumelu's response while others argued that the young graduate may have been reflecting modern corporate culture, where employees sometimes address senior executives by their first names.",
  "summary": "A young lady has gone viral after UBA Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, corrected her for addressing him by his first name during an interactive session at the bank’s Graduate Management Accelerated Programme graduation ceremony on Thursday. In the viral video, the woman was heard saying, “Good morning, Tony,” while addressing the businessman, who initially appeared to take the remark lightly,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu corrected woman's informal address during GMAP graduation.",
    "Elumelu explained he doesn't subscribe to 'Oyinbo life', rejecting first-name basis.",
    "Woman apologized, addressed Elumelu properly as 'Mr Elumelu' before continuing."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}